Probates of wills. Return of all courts and other authorities in England and Wales, which now are, or at any former period have been, empowered to grant probates of wills and letters of administration; stating the extent of their respective jurisdictions, and the periods during which they exercise their powers, or are inhibited from exercising the same, either by the bishop, the archdeacon, or any other authority; and in what places, and in whose custody the respective wills and records of grants of administration are deposited; together with extracts of such of the returns presented to the House of Commons upon the 30th of May in the last session of Parliament as have not required emendation. These returns supersede such part of those printed in sess. 1828, paper (372) as relate to the subject of courts for granting probates of wills [electronic resource].